Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.1° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
3
3
3
3
0
!
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
2
S
6
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
205
158
137
133
145
138
119
131
129
274
699
746
765
857
359
277
463
467
660
901
1293
1605
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
20
S
15
SSW
5
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
High Tide
3:01AM1.75m
3:23PM1.82m
3:43AM1.80m
4:05PM1.82m
4:27AM1.84m
4:50PM1.82m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.23m
9:33PM0.24m
9:54AM0.21m
10:18PM0.21m
10:43AM0.20m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:07
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6:05
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6:28
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7:29
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6:30
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4
6
1
1
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Temp °C
8
9
9
10
12
14
13
12
11
9
5
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
9
11
10
9
7
Feels °C
5
5
4
5
8
12
11
9
8
1
-3
-2
-1
0
2
3
2
3
6
9
5
5
4
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